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Mannerism
Mannerism moves away from the Renaissance style which offered a clear illusion of space, readable narratives, and anatomically correct figures. Instead, Mannerist art features experimentation, complexity in the illusion of space and the anatomy of the body, and a new sense of exaggerated elegance.
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Bayon, the most notable temple at Angkor Thom (photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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